Fastener for bow-ties.



R. C. PEDERSEN & ELC. McCONNELL.

FASTENER FOR BOW TIES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13. 191

1,259,552, Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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ROBERT C. PEDERSEN AND ERSKINE C. MGGONNELL, OF WATERLOO, IOWA,ASSIGNORS TO THE UNITED NECKWEAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF W'ATERLOO,IOWA, A

CORPORATION OF IOWA.

FASTENER FOR BOW-TIES.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed July 13, 1917. Serial No. 180,339.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT C. PnDERsnN and ERSKINE O. MCCONNELL,citizens of the United States of America, and residents of lVaterloo,Blackhawk county, Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fasteners for Bow-Ties, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in bow-tie fasteners, and theobject of our improvement is to furnish means for detachably mounting abow-tie on a collar.

This We have accomplished by the following means, which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is arear elevation of a bow-tie with our improvedfastener secured thereon; Fig. 2 is a plan or edge view of the fasteneronly; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fastener; Fig. 4 is a frontelevation thereof, and Fig. 5 is a transverse section thereof, taken onthe broken. line 2 2 of said Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The bow-tie 7c is shown partially disorganized in order to fully displayour fastener secured on its rear part by means of stitching Z.

The fastener comprises two members a, and 6, both of curvilinear form,nested in overlaid position in registration, being preferably of thesame length, and secured together by medially located rivets g. Theforward member a, after being placed medially longitudinally upon theback of the bow-tie la, is secured thereto by stitches Z carried aboutthe middle zone of the members, and also at the ends by stitches passedthrough holes m.

The other member I) has a pair of like semi-cylindrical crimps f at eachside of its flattened medial Zone 6. The extremities of both the membersa and b are bent oppositely divergingly at h and 71 respectively, topermit of easy insertion of the edge of a collar between them. Bothmembers have their limbs medially longitudinally crimped at 0 and drespectively with the apices or ridges of the crimps contacting eachother to tightly grasp a collar between them.

This fastening device is particularly adapted for mounting a bow-tie ona stiff collar, since the longitudinal ridges 0 and d engage the collaralong a line which concentrates the grip, and pinches the collar between them so as to effectually retain the tie in place.

The transverse crimps f afford resiliency to the limbs of the member I),and insure its crimps (Z alining and engaging with the crimps a on themember a.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A bow-tie fastener, comprising medially connected. overlaid plates,having longitudinal crimps whose ridges are in contact.

2. Abow-tie fastener, comprising medially connected overlaid curvilinearplates, having longitudinal crimps whose ridges are in contact, theextremities of said plates being bent outwardly divergingly.

3. A bow-tie fastener, comprising overlaid curvilinear plates, mediallyconnected together, one plate having spaced transverse medially locatedcrimps, and having longitudinal crimps extending from said transversecrimps, whose ridges engage the abutting surface of the other plate.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 25th day of June, 1917.

ROBERT C. PEDERSEN. ERSKINE C. MCOONNELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. e

